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Rows of rooftop dry coolers, fans and pipes at a data center.

Data Center Interconnect: How Separate Buildings Work Together

Data center interconnect links buildings across a campus, a metro area or a continent. Here is how it works, the technology involved and why AI is...

Technician inspecting an edge-computing cabinet beside a warehouse conveyor.

Networking3 months ago

400G, 800G, 1.6T: What Network Speed Names Actually Mean

Network speeds in AI data centers keep climbing, with names like 400G and 800G. This explainer decodes the numbers, the lanes behind them and why each...

Optical transceiver modules and fiber connectors beside a network switch.

Networking4 months ago

Wavelength Division Multiplexing: How One Fiber Carries Many Signals

A single strand of fiber can carry many independent data streams by using different colors of light. Here is how wavelength division multiplexing works and why...

Networking4 months ago

Silicon Photonics and Co-Packaged Optics, Explained

Engineers are moving optical components closer to chips to save power and space. This explainer covers silicon photonics, co-packaged optics and why AI networks care.